Stamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 4 months agoWe're coming for youlemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down19
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minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 months agoBut are we capable of only wiping out the human biting mosquitos without affecting other mosquitos, or even other insects?
minus-squaredodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoSame way we get boll weavils. Sterilize a ton of mosquitoes, release them into the wild, and have them compete against fertile ones. Over time, the population decreases.
But are we capable of only wiping out the human biting mosquitos without affecting other mosquitos, or even other insects?
Same way we get boll weavils.
Sterilize a ton of mosquitoes, release them into the wild, and have them compete against fertile ones. Over time, the population decreases.